Manicurist-table.



W. F. KOKEN.

MANICURIST TABLE.

APPLICATION FILED AUG. 1; 1914.

1,162,290, Patented Nov. 30, 1915.

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W. F. KOKEN.

MANICURIST TABLE.

APPLICATION FILED AUG. 1. 1914.

1 ,162290, Patented Nov. 30, 1915.

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UNITED STATES PATENT OFFICE.

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'MANICURIST-TABLE.

Specification of Ietters Patent. t t 30, 15

Application flied August 1, 1944. Serial No. 854,458.

Toall whom it may concern:

Be it known that I, WALTER F. KOKEN, a citizen of the United States, residing at St. Louis, Missouri, have invented a certain new and useful Improvement in Manicurist- Tables, of which the following is a full, clear, and exact description, such as will enable others skilled in the art to which it appertains to make and use the same.

This invention relates to a manicurist table or stand, and has for its main object to provide a table that comprisesmovable holders for containing the. various instruments, articles and materials that a manicurist uses during the operation of manicuring the nails of. a customer, said table being so designed that said holders can be arranged in various positions, and thus bring the instruments-and materials on same within easy reach of the manicurist.

1 Another object is to provide a manicurist table that presents a neat and ornamental appearance that has means for holding in an orderlv manner the various articles and materials used in manicuring, and which can be moved easily from place to place,

thereby making it well adapted for use in a barber shop or hair-dressing establishment where a manicurist is frequently.

obliged-to manicure a customers" nails. at the same time the customers hair is being cut, or he is otherwise treated. And still another object is toprovide a table which is so designed that all ofthe parts of same can be, assembled and taken apart easily, thus permitting the table to be shipped conveniently by the manufacturer in a knockedvdown condition.

Other objects and desirable features of my invention will be hereinafter described. Figure lof the drawings is an elevational view of a manicurist table constructed in accordance with my invention- Fig. 2 is a with three legs, eacn'of which is provided adjacent its outer end with a swiveled caster.

The standard A is provided with a plurality of movable arms or supports D, each of which carries a holder or device that contains some of the articles or materials used ov manicurists. In the table herein shown one of the arms D carries the tray E for the manicuring instruments and the other arm D carries a bowl F for holding water or anyother solution. A separate holder G, preferably in the form of a tray, is mounted on the standard A above the holders E and F, and a rack H is arranged at the center of the holder G for receiving a plurality of bottles or jars that contain materials used in a manlcuring operation, theholder G being used either for supporting the bottles or jars when they are not in the rack H, or for bolding additional bottles or jars, as shown in broken lines in Fig. 1. The instrument tray E, the bowl F and the bottle rack and tray.

- arepreferably formed from porcelainv and are so mounted that they can be removed opening formed in a boss 2 on the outer end of its supportin arm D, thus permitting said parts to be disconnected easily from the arms D. The bottle tray and rack G and H are preferably integrally connected together so that they constitute a single unit which is retained in position by means of a removable handle 3 at the upper end of the standard of the table. I

The arms D are so constructed that they can be moved back and forth in a horizontal plane about the standard A as an axis, and the bottle tray G is so mounted that it can be turned or rotated so as to bring a particular bottle thereon within easy reach of the manicurist. In the table herein shown the standard A is' provided at its upper end with a vertically disposed spindle 4 that projects upwardlv from a bearing 5 on the standard. The arms or swinging supports D are pro-. vided at their inner ends with overlapping ears 6 through which the spindle 4 passes, the bottom ear of one of said armsresting on the support or bearing 5 which constitutes the sustaining means for the arms D. A spacing device 7 that is mounted on thespindle 4 above the arms D sustains the tray G in position adjacent the upper edge of the bowl F, and the removable handle. 3 'not' can be moved conveniently, but it also acts J as a retaining device to prevent the arms D, spacing device 7 and tray G from being, removed from the spindle 4, said handle being preferably formed of porcelain and provided with an internally screw threaded socket for receiving a screw-threaded portion 4 on the upper end of the spindle 4, as shown in Fig. 3. The swinging arms D and the legs B of the stand preferably consist of ornamental castings or pressed metal members, and the standard A is preferably formed in sections so that it can be packed conveniently for shipment by the manufacturer, the standard herein shown comprising a lower portion 8 of triangular shape or other non-circular shape in cross section, to

which the legs B are detachably connected, and an upper portion 8 PIOVldBd' with a shank 8", as shown in Fig. 4, that fits in a triangular-shaped socket in the lower portating the manicuring operation, avoiding tion of the standard. I The table can be moved easily to the poin where the customer is sitting, and during the operation of manicuring the customers nails the manicurist can swing the arms 8 toward or away from her, and also turn the bottle tray G so as to bring the various instruments and materials being used within easy reach of the manicurist, thereby greatly faciliannoyance to the customer due to the manicurist standing up and reaching for articles or materials that are being used and reducing to a minimum the liability of upsetting or spilling the solutions or materials being used, owing to the fact that individual holders are provided for the instruments, for the water and for the bottles that contain the manicuring materials.

The metal parts of the table are preferably nickeled, and the handle, bowl and trays are formed of porcelain so that the table presents a neat and ornamental appearance.

It can be manufactured at a comparatively low cost, owing-to the fact that most stood that my invention is not limited to a l table of the particular design herein shown, for it is immaterial, so far as my broad idea is concerned, what particular type of supporting structure is used for carrying the .movable arms on which the holders are mounted.

Having thus described my invention, what I claim is:

1. A manicurist table consisting of a standard provided with legs, said standard comprising a plurality of sections, one of which has a spindle, swinging arms pivotally connected to said spindle and provided with holders, a tray mounted on said spindle above said arms, and a removable retaining device at the upper end of said spindle that serves as a handle for moving the table.

2. A manicurist table consisting of a sectional standard provided with supporting legs, horizontally-swinging arms removably mounted on said standard, removable holders on said arms, a rotatable tray and rack removably mounted on said standard above said arms, and a retaining device at the upper end of said standard which prevents said arms and tray from being removed;

In testimony whereof I hereunto afiix my signature in the presence of two witnesses, this 24th day of July 1914.

WALTER F. KOKEN.

Witnesses:

EDGARW. MEIER, A. F. GIEGLING. 

